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M3.1 Flash's 70% agent cost cut questioned once retries are counted
The author argues the cheapest model isn't the winner; with failures and retries billed, cost per successful task is what matters.
CodeToCashAI ⚡️ AI & Systems
@CodetocashAiArchived 6 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.21
CodeToCashAI ⚡️ AI & Systems @CodetocashAiOriginally posted 2026.10.21
MiniMax M3.1 Flash claims 70% lower agent costs. Sounds huge — until failures and retries enter the bill. GPT-6.1 Sol. Claude Opus 5.5. Gemini 4 Argon. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. The winner isn’t the cheapest model. It’s the system with the lowest cost per successful task.
x.com/codetocashai/status/2112851581334860204Archived 2026.10.22 12:08